University of Texas? Hmmm, I think that maybe it's meant to be a longhorn steer skull rather than a rotting heart dangling from two severed arteries. Sadly, it's better at conveying the latter rather than the former.

OMG, that is just a disaster. I thought the same things: anatomical specimen, of what sort I could imagine at least three; taxidermy gone horribly wrong; and turned 90°, a snake or komodo dragon head in profile.

Hmm...looks like we have some left atrial enlargement. I suspect it's from too much buttercream.(I just have to say that working at a med school, AND having grown up in Texas, this one amuses me to no ends).

hmmm...who knew there were so many, many ways to make icing/frosting look like poo? Only here at cake wrecks are we free to explore the variety of colors and textures that give cakes that poo-esque feel. I agree with Andrea...the fact that the dye has bled into the frosting gives this particular poo attempt an added and unnecessary element of realism. Go U of Poo!

Honestly, this cake looks like it should have been on the buffet table at an OB/GYN convention. My first thought of what it was, like others, was a uterus and falopian tubes. Seriously. Since I knew that couldn't possibly be what it really was, I was actually stumped. I never would have guessed UT mascot, but I can kind of sort of maybe almost see it.

Yeah, if it weren't for the comments, I'd have no idea what this was supposed to be. Well, I'm making an assumption that someone made an unidentifiable wreck, rather than deliberately decorating a cake with the leavings of a dog inflicted with severe bowel problems.

It actually looks like an attempt at a Texas Longhorns cake. And since I believe they play Wisconsin this weekend in the bowl games (my hubby is a Badger Alum), perhaps a lovely Bucky the Badger cake is next to it?

Maybe it is roasted chicken...in frosting...one giant lump of frosting. Honestly these wreckerators need to learn that it will look just fine if the frosting is smoothed out into the shape or whatever the picture is supposed to be. ahhh!

Exactly how long has this wreck been out of the (piping) bag? It's a good indication that something has been unsold for long enough when the icing colors start bleeding. It's as bad as flies in the 5 year old window cakes.

OMG, is that really supposed to be a longhorn? I actually thought maybe it was a horrible rendition of a heart. Like, "Congratulations on surviving your open-heart surgery; here's a pound of frosting to speed your recovery." I mean, shouldn't there be eyes or something if it's a steer?

I saw the longhorn right away (and I'm not a sports person), but that doesn't mean I *wasn't* disturbed by its close resemblance to a uterus.

I'm also of the opinion that it shouldn't look as though as though they placed a decapitated steer's head there, letting it slowly decay. It's an interestingly literal way of doing the cake, but perhaps not best for sales.

My boyfriend looked at it and was like um....cooch on a string? Here I was wondering why anyone would interpret a dog who's had too much peanut butter in icing. If they wanted it be a UT cake..couldn't they have like air brushed it burned orange? It'd be slightly more recognizable.

Well, they saw fit to put the thing in a plastic container; that says a lot. About WHAT, I don't know.I noticed that this particular cake hasn't a price sticker on it...(!)I noticed as well that it almost seems to be settled into some sort of dark-colored bin.One might hazard a guess that the receptacle *could* be one of those used for, say, refuse, and what-have-you...that sort of thing.I could be wrong.

Yea! As a native Austinite (except for my four..ok 5 yrs in CS) and an Aggie, i think this is Bevo with his horns sawed off!! And his face mutilated. But really, we keep things weird here...our bakers are usually stoned, so I wouldn't put it past them to make an organ looking bevo!

I'm surprised so many people saw horns on this thing. My first thought was it was a double pile of poop with churros coming out the sides! Very unappealing to view, and almost stomach-turning to think of actually consuming such a disgusting looking pile of icing. *ick*

Heart? As a med student I'm more convinced it looks like a uterus from the typical body donator - soaked in formalin for at least 3 months.Thinking of it, that brown stuff around that thing do look a little like small intestine...

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